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The life of Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (aka Koizumi Yakumo).

I had a day off today and it wasn’t raining so I decided to visit Lafcadio Hearn’s residence just down

This article was originally going to be included in the ‘History of Aki (Hiroshima) Prefecture’ but as this article has

An amateur historian has unearthed compelling evidence that the first Australian maritime foray into Japanese waters was by convict pirates

The rain misted down and I had two choices: the road up the hill, or the one alongside the river.

In Japanese folklore the female demon (oni) Hannya figures prominently. Often depicted in traditional Noh and Bunraku plays using a

On the hill overlooking the historical Bikan area is the ancient Achi Shrine. According to the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan)

(Tenshu-kaku from the south) (Tenshu-kaku from the north. You can see the irregular shape of the base floor from this

First radio message after the bomb

Shukkeien gardens date back to 1620, a year after feudal lord Asano Nagaakira was made lord of Hiroshima. Asano’s principal

My first visit to Fukuyama and it turned out to be a beautiful day. After doing my immigration paperwork I

I went to Onomichi today hoping for clear skies and cherry blossoms. One came true, the cherry blossoms are in

I finally got an afternoon off, so I did a bit of exploring around Mihara. I visited the castle ruins

The Kamakura period 1185 to 1333 is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance of the Kamakura Shogunate;

I visited the two Nagashino battlegrounds and museum in January 2016. It was a great experience to visit this place

This is a very pretty scene. It shows travellers walking along the track by a fast flowing stream on a